11:59 PM,
Apr. 30, 2013

The state House EducationCommittee agreed that students with disabilities shouldn't be required to take the ACT.

Written by

Mike Hasten
mhasten@gannett.com

The state House Education Committee agreed Tuesday that students with serious disabilities or those not seeking high school diplomas shouldn't be required to take the American College Test or other evaluations in lower grades, as currently required by the state Department of Education.

But the committee adopted two similar bills with different options for parents, whether to opt out of taking the tests if it would be traumatic for students or to opt in if they want their students tested.

HB613 by Rep. Tim Burns, R-Mandeville, contains the opt-out provision, and calls for parents of ...